Chapter 780: Everything is a Paper Tiger
After finalizing the date of going out, Li Ke and Jiang Chengzi prepared for entering the mountain.
As usual, it was Jin Yun who led the Jiang Mansion guards to go with the two of them. Yang Chu and Wang Bo have full authority to sit in the Shu Palace, the firmament is secretly guarding the Penglai Palace, and Shu Min is secretly guarding the six rooms of the Yang family.
Do all this well, and it will be the day when Yang Ruyu enters the East Palace. Although Yang Ruyu did not marry into the East Palace, she was only a side concubine, but for Datang, the meaning of this wedding banquet was very different.
First of all, from the first year of Zhenguan, several royal wedding banquets were actually not very festive. Because Li Shimin's buttocks were not hot on the emperor's throne, Jieli hit Chang'an City from the Longshan Trail and almost plundered the treasury.
Although Li Shimin risked his life to gamble and bluffed Jieli away, the people who slapped the horse's whiskers began to admire the emperor's courage. But Li Shimin knew that he was just a little luckier, and he felt aggrieved.
Therefore, whether it is to buy a little wife for yourself, or for the children to marry a daughter-in-law, those wedding feasts are always not festive enough, nor are they delicious.
As soon as the wedding banquets of his own family passed, Datang turned on the disaster mode.
First, natural disasters. Droughts, floods, and locust plagues have plagued all parts of the country. In many places, there is no harvest and starvation is everywhere. I often hear of this kind of thing.
Secondly, there are constant military disasters. On Longyou Road, the Qiang people with fierce combat effectiveness made Cheng Zhijie, who was good at using soldiers, anxious; on the other side, the Liang division was still eyeing him; not to mention that Jieli had always wanted to annex the Tang Dynasty, and he was fierce every day.
Third, in addition to natural disasters and military disasters, the biggest headache for him is, of course, the dark tide in the court. Not to mention that the old prince of Yin was hidden in it, although the old nobles were greatly damaged in the fierce collision with Yang Guang, the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen. These old aristocrats are constantly thinking of replacing them.
In short, Li Shimin was busy with government affairs every day and was exhausted.
Fortunately, Cheng Zhijie defeated the Qiang people and achieved a great victory on the Longyou Road; fortunately, God gave a Yang Minzhi to save the Tang Dynasty from famine with potatoes and sweet potatoes, and improved the salt-making method, popularized tea-making, and most importantly, discovered the traces of the Qiang people, and completely surrendered the Qiang tribe; fortunately, the father and son have their hearts, and their children are brothers, friends and brothers; fortunately, the establishment of the Gewu Institute is changing the social life of the Tang Dynasty.
But despite this, there is no day when this Chang'an City is not turbulent. The Tang Dynasty was encountering all kinds of storms: the turmoil in Jiannan Province and Shannan Province, the centrifugal detachment of the confidant Changsun Clan, the rebellion of the Xiao family, the calculations of the old aristocratic alliance, followed by one dangerous assassination after another, and then, before they could take a breath, the Turks attacked and the northern land was in trouble.
Rao is a generation of heroes, and Li Shimin also wondered for a moment whether he was not suitable to be an emperor.
On that day, Li Jing went on an expedition, and the third child was the vanguard. Although it was a secret march, in the twilight of the sunset, the emperor who was on a march for the soldiers watched the soldiers go away, and he felt empty and unspeakable sadness, accustomed to fighting.
At that time, he thought that this battle might be fought for a long time. However, in just a few days, the once powerful Turks were instantly defeated and disintegrated, and were swept away by this army, which did not see anything different.
In the early dynasty of the meritorious deeds, Li Shimin listened to the waiter loudly announcing the meritorious service, and when the meritorious person went to the palace, he even wondered for a moment whether this was a dream.
But in any case, when the summer of this year came, Li Shimin found that since the appearance of Yang's Azhi, all the difficulties and disasters encountered by Datang were paper tigers. Even the most dangerous old aristocratic alliance and the Northland Barbarian Rebellion were so easily resolved.
Just a few days ago, I received good news, saying that Li Jing's army swept through the north, the Eastern Turks became a thing of the past, and the large grasslands were all returned to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin sat in front of the desk in the Ganlu Hall and was stunned for a while.
The old aristocracy that led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty was inexplicably struck, and now the Turks who have always kept him in his mind are gone. Not only that, but the eldest grandson Jun escorted Jieli to Chang'an, but because Jieli was too seriously injured, he died after signing the surrender document. On the battlefield in the north, the people who can be worthy of being heroes were all defeated and died in this battle.
Large tracts of Turkic land were returned to the Tang Dynasty. In the early dynasties, all the ministers came up with advice to govern the Northland.
At dusk, the prince who was about to welcome Yang's Ruyu into the East Palace came to visit him in the Ganlu Palace, and it was difficult to hide his joy, saying that on Chang'an Street, the people spontaneously celebrated, wishing the Tang Dynasty peace and security.
Li Shimin heard that Rao was a generation of emperors, and his eyes were slightly wet.
He said to Li Chengqian: "Today's situation is indeed better than any year in the past few hundred years. Now, it is the first happy event when the Tang Dynasty is clear and windy, although it is not a concubine, it is also grand, as long as it does not exceed the rules. ”
"Yes. Li Chengqian was very happy, and got the order to rearrange and welcome the Yang family Ruyu into the East Palace.
The first royal wedding event of Datang New Weather, plus the other party is the eldest daughter of the Yang family's sixth room. On that day, the entire Chang'an City was thunderous, whether it was the ordinary people or the court officials, they were all blessings to both sides and contaminated with joy. Although Yang Ruyu, as a side concubine, must not surpass the Su family in terms of the scale and format of the marriage, this wedding has actually overshadowed the concubine's entry into the East Palace that day.
However, it is not on the surface that the concubine entered the East Palace, it is mainly manifested in the sixth room of the Yang family.
On this day, Yang's six-room was lit up, Yang Shuyue took Yang Qingrang to greet guests in the front yard, and Xiuhong helped Yang Wang's family greet the ladies in Yang Wang's yard. As for the daughters of famous families or something, Jiang Chengzi set up a breeze banquet in the back garden. All the officials who came were young ladies with heads and faces, as well as relatives of the emperor and the country, and even Princess Changle also came to join in the fun.
The banquet dishes were all chosen by Jiang Chengzi, and he ordered the maids in the mansion who knew the tea ceremony to serve tea to the girls. As for the lottery dance and poetry, Jiang Chengzi is not good at it, but Changle takes a group of people to play.
So, although Jiang Chengzi was the host of the banquet, he was happy.
In short, this is in line with the etiquette, but without losing face, Yang Ruyu was sent to the East Palace and became the only side concubine in the East Palace.
After sending Yang Ruyu to get married, Jiang Chengzi went to see Yao Ziqiu again, and asked him to keep a low profile and keep it secret, and not to act rashly, so that the entire Gewu Academy was on the cusp.
"Ah Zhi, I don't care about you. In short, you should come back safely, preferably in ten days, when the official inauguration of the temple will be held. Yao Ziqiu pursed his lips with a serious expression.
Jiang Chengzi raised his head and smiled at him and said, "Okay." ”
Yao Ziqiu couldn't say anything, he was very scared in his heart. This woman and the King of Shu are a pair of beautiful people, like the sea of stars, like a fairy descending to earth. And such a bright person is always afraid that when people are caught off guard, they will ride the wind away.
"Alright, I'm leaving. Jiang Chengzi turned over and got on his horse, and at the intersection in the distance, it was the King of Shu who stood tall, no, it should be said that it was the King of Wu. Just the day before yesterday, Li Ke was named King of Wu, and the title of King of Shu was asked to go by the sixth prince Li Su.
The fairy-like man stood at the intersection, his clothes fluttering in the morning breeze, and the morning sun as his background.
Yao Ziqiu looked at them for a long time, until they disappeared into the bend of the green mountain, he turned around and returned to the edge of the experimental field with a sense of loss, looking at the rice seedlings that had just grown in the field, and he was very confused in his heart.
Ah Zhi told him that the cross between the dark stem and the high stem of the rice plant he found might increase the yield. He began experimenting here, although it was not yet fully established and the conditions were very difficult.
He has always liked to study plants, but now, Ah Zhi said that there is a strange species, if it is found, the experiment is successful, and it may be possible for everyone in the Tang Dynasty to have endless white rice. What a joy and anticipation it is.
However, at this moment, Yao Ziqiu, who loves plant research, looked at the green rice seedlings in the field, and only felt that his mind was empty, as if he was not himself, and his thoughts could not be gathered.
After a long time, he finally understood that compared with the life and death of her and Wu Wangke, he cared more about the life and death of these two people. Although he is very self-aware and understands that he is not the first important thing for them, he is very clear that they are the first important thing for him.
"So, I'll stay here until you come back. Yao Ziqiu said to himself silently, and then in the surprised looks of the helpers, he slowly stood up and walked to the edge of the field, commanding with a degree.
He, once again, became the true owner of this experimental field.